It cannot be denied that for a society which has to create scarcity to save its members from starvation, to whom abundance spells disaster, and to whom unlimited energy means unlimited power for war and destruction, there is an ominous cloud in the distance though at present it be no bigger than a man's hand.

To wipe all tears from off all faces is a task too hard for mortals; but to alleviate misfortunes is often within the most limited power: yet the opportunities which every day affords of relieving the most wretched of human beings are overlooked and

Samuel Johnson

Men pass in front of our eyes like butterflies, creatures of a brief season. We love them; they are brave, proud, beautiful, clever; and they die almost at once. They die so soon that our hearts are continually wracked with pain.

Philip Pullman

My philosophy from day one is that I can sleep better at night if I can improve an individual's knowledge about food and wine, and do it on a daily basis.

Emeril Lagasse

We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art.

Miguel de Cervantes

My home has always been show business.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

If love be rough with you, be rough with love. Prick love for pricking and you beat love down.

William Shakespeare

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world.

Aristotle

My dad was diagnosed with cancer, so we ended up burying him a year to the day that he was diagnosed.

Seann William Scott

I would go visit my mom on Sundays, and my brother was working on stuff. I'd go in there and sing a little melody, then we started working with words and the next thing you know it was just born organically without really trying.

Taryn Manning

And think of how we challenged the idea of a male dominated Parliament with All-Women shortlists and made the cause of gender equality central to our government. We were right to do so.

Ed Miliband

Marriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.

Billy Connolly